Battle At Yorktown Hamilton

About yorktown the world turned upside down this song captures the events that occurred during the battle of yorktown the last major battle of the revolutionary war.

Battle at yorktown hamilton. Provided to youtube by atlantic records yorktown the world turned upside down original broadway cast of hamilton hamilton 2015 hamilton uptown llc under exclusive license to atlantic. Yorktown the world turned upside down is the 20th song of act one of hamilton. Alexander hamilton s leadership at the battle of yorktown would help end the revolutionary war and deliver hamilton some long sought glory. Aph feels so i ve found this really amazing animation of lin manuel miranda s yorktown world turned upside down from hamilton by szin.

The command of the attack was originally given to gimat another battalion commander in the division. Hamilton claiming seniority and his status as officer of the day demanded that he be allowed to lead the attack. The american battlefield trust s map of the siege of yorktown assaults on redoubts 9 and 10. In the weeks before the americans and french laid siege to yorktown and commenced the last major battle of the american revolution the occupying british had been hard at work constructing a series of outposts surrounding the city called redoubts.

The siege virtually ended military operations in the american revolution. The siege of yorktown also known as the battle of yorktown the surrender at yorktown german battle or the siege of little york ending on october 19 1781 at yorktown virginia was a decisive victory by a combined force of american continental army troops led by general george washington and french army troops led by the comte de rochambeau over a british army commanded by british peer and lieutenant general charles cornwallis. The battle of yorktown.